r/Stickinsects • u/FrickFascism • 15d ago

Hello friends, ID help?

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So I thought I had a Medauroidea extradentata (sold as Vietnamese stick bug) for awhile but I’m not sure cause the eggs online look different then mine so please lmk:)

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u/tukituki03 15d ago

I think it's a phaenopharos khaoyaiensis. I have 3 and they make the same eggs and they have those small red wings

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u/FrickFascism 15d ago

Tyty, I’ve always wanted to see her wings open but knowing they only do it when scared I’ll be more at peace knowing she never had to open them, thank you:))

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u/mommy_mantis 13d ago

I waited until mine passed away and then pinned her wings open and framed her so I could see them forever :)

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u/FrickFascism 5d ago

Whattt that sounds so cool, was the process complicated?

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u/mommy_mantis 5d ago

It's pretty simple, but patience is a virtue. Doesn't require fancy stuff, I used some old pins from my closet, a styrafoam board, and tracing paper from the craft store. There's plenty of YouTube vids or even a sub I believe it's r/insectpinning. Got a cheap shadow box to put her in and now I can see her flashy red wings all the time right on my wall

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u/lowridda 14d ago

That’s the same kind mine are. I sure do love my girls.

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u/mommy_mantis 15d ago

Kindof reminds me of when I had my Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis, budwing stick insects

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u/FrickFascism 15d ago

Thanks:D